LOT 3976
Great Britain. Hanover, George III CU Farthing. Dated 1799. Soho (Birmingham) mint.
GEORGIUS III DEI GRATIA REX, laureate and draped bust to right; date below / BRITANNIA, Britannia seated to left on rock, holding olive branch and trident with shield, SOHO raised on rock to right, ship to left of Britannia; denomination below. SCBC 3779. Extremely Fine.(6.54gr, 24mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Great Britain. Hanover, George IV CU Third-Farthing. Dated 1827. London mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Design by William Wyon. GEORGIUS IV DEI GRATIA, laureate head to right; date below / BRITANNIAR: REX FID: DEF:, seated figure of Britannia to right, holding trident in left hand and shield bearing the Union flag in left; national flower emblems in exergue. SCBC 3827. 1.58gr, 16mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
Struck for use in Malta where the farthing was already circulating at a face value of three Maltese grani. The third farthing was made to be 1/3 of the weight of a farthing, providing Malta with a coin valued at one grano. Third-farthings were never legal tender in the United Kingdom. -
Great Britain. Stuart (Restored), Charles II Gilt AR Shilling 'Touch Piece'. Dated 1668. London mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
CAROLVS•II•DEI•GRATIA, laureate and draped bust of Charles II to right / MAG BR•FRA• ET•HIB REX•16-68•, crowned cruciform shields around central Garter star; conjoined Cs in each quarter. SCBC 3375. 5.91gr, 25mm, 6h.
Good Fine.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey, one of the global authorities on the confederate army in the US civil war; thence by descent to his grandson. -
Great Britain. Festival Of Britain 10 Coins. 1951.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £49
Set in original box. 273gr total.
Condition as seen.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
